Story Location: Scotland
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The Benefits of Joining Clubs at your Host University
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Driving into the northernmost town on the British mainland late on a cold February night, I could not shake the feeling that we had reached the edge of the world. The Aurora Borealis would have been visible from this latitude were it not for the near-constant cloud cover. Instead, the lights of the town provided…
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How One Semester Changed My Life
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It’s crazy to think it’s been a year since I left for the most magnificent adventure of my life. On one hand, it feels like I was just there, but on the other, I am acutely aware of the passage of time. With each day, it feels like my friends from abroad and I fall…
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An Address tae Haggis, Toasties, and Biscuits
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Robert Burns Day Time: Sunday, January 25th, 2015; Robert Burns Day; My first Sunday in Saint Andrews. Place: The flat of a member of the Christian Union (CU) I did not know. Reason: I had been invited by a group of students at a pub who I had known for thirty minutes. Experience: Without realizing…
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Somewhere Along the Way
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Before leaving for Scotland, I watched the movie “Wild” starring Reese Witherspoon, based upon the book by Cheryl Strayed chronicling her journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. I related to the feelings of being stuck, and not understanding the next move or where that move would take me–only knowing the intense desire and undeniable need…
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The Intern Life: Scottish Parliament
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6:45 – Wake up! I know it’s early, but get excited to start a new day at Parliament! 7:50 – Leave Robertson’s Close (your University of Edinburgh accommodation) and start your walk to Holyrood Feel free to stop in Holyrood cafe, Starbucks, Cafe Nero, or the Parliament cafeteria for breakfast along the way. (Tip: What we call ‘coffee’ Scots call…
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How Golf Defined My Experience in Scotland
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The bus left our hotel in Edinburgh where we had our orientation bright and early that morning. Within an hour, my new friends and I were pulling into the quaint town of St Andrews, but it wasn’t the town I had travelled so far to see. Ruth, our lovely Program Director, took us on an…
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Discovering the City: A Digital Story
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUGBCuhTXls Ava Goepfert is a student at Gustavus Adolphus College and studied abroad with IFSA at the University of Edinburgh in 2011
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